mute
Not having the power of speechNot having the power of speech; dumb.
» Helen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
Helen Keller war blind, taub und stumm. — pne
Хелен Келлер была слепой, глухой и немой. — nina99nv
Хелен Келлер була сліпою, глухою і німою. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesNot having the power of speech; dumb.
stumm
немо́йnemój, бесслове́сныйbesslovésnyj
німи́йnimýj
expressed without speech
Silent; not making a sound.
still
немо́йnemój, безмо́лвныйbezmólvnyj
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
Examples
72 sentencesHelen Keller was blind, deaf and mute.
Хелен Келлер була сліпою, глухою і німою. — rmdas
ruХелен Келлер была слепой, глухой и немой. — nina99nv
deHelen Keller war blind, taub und stumm. — pne
Deaf-mute people can use sign language to communicate.
Tom muted his microphone.
deTom schaltete sein Mikrofon stumm. — brauchinet
Tom pretended to be mute.
I always mute my phone.
ruЯ всегда ставлю телефон на беззвучный режим. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumbFrom Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin mūtus.
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Forms
muter, mutestSynonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
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